Diagnosis and treatment

•  Anaesthetics Factsheet giving information for people who have muscular dystrophy about considerations when preparing to have an anaesthetic.
•  Dehydration Factsheet giving information about the causes of dehydration in people with muscular dystrophy and advice on how to increase fluid intake.
•  Heart check Factsheet giving information about heart problems in people who have muscular dystrophy and advice on how to manage heart complications.
•  Making breathing easier Factsheet giving information about the causes of breathing difficulties in people with muscular dystrophy and advice on managing problems.
•  Muscle biopsies Factsheet giving information about how muscle biopsies can be used to diagnose muscular dystrophy and what the procedure involves.
•  Nutrition and feeding Factsheet giving information about feeding and eating difficulties in people with muscular dystrophy and advice about managing diet and nutrition.
•  Pressure ulcers Factsheet giving advice for people who have bed or pressure sores which result from immobility due to their muscular dystrophy
•  Questions about ventilation Factsheet of suggested questions to ask your doctor if you have breathing difficulties or need ventilatation support for your condition.
•  Spinal surgery: questions to ask Factsheet addressing some questions which may help people with scoliosis (curvature of the spine) make decisions about having spinal surgery.
•  Steroids and Duchenne muscular dystrophy Factsheet about possible benefits and risks, questions and answers about steroid treatment in children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

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